WEBVTT MORE THAN $200,000 IN LIVEMARIJUANA PLANTS AND THOUSANDS, MORE IN PREPARATION TO BESOLD.KOCO'S PATTY SANTOS HAS THISEXCLUSIVE.PATTY: WE GOT A CHANCE TO LOOKAT EXACTLY WHAT ANADARKO POLICEFOUND INSIDE THE HOUSE.TWO TRUCK FULLS OF MARIJUANAPLANTS, YOU CAN SEE THE DIFF.-- DIFFERENT SIZES AND STAGESTHESE PLANTS ARE IN AND ALSOSOME OF THE EQUIPMENT.ANADARKO POLICE AND CADDO COUNTYOFFICERS INVESTIGATING ONE OFTHE LARGEST MARIJUANA BUSTS, INTHIS COMMUNITY.>> WE GOT A TIP THAT THEY WEREGROWING MARIJUANA INSIDE THISRESIDENCE.PATTY: WE WATCHED AS OFFICERTOOK MORE THAN 200 PLANTS OUT,BEING GROWN WITH HIGH TECHEQUIPMENT IN THIS HOUSE ONGARRETT A BLOCK FROM ANADARKOPUBLIC SCHOOLS.>> IT IS NOT A BIG HOUSE, AND ITIS FULL.PATTY: THE INVESTIGATION STARTINVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THEOPERATION HAS BEEN GOING ON FORSOME TIME.TWO PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED ANDCHARGES ARE PENDING.AS KIDS WALK PASS THE DRUGHOUSE-POLICE ARE GLAD SOMEONEMADE THE RIGHT CALL TAKING AWAYMORE THAN $200,000 WORTH OFDRUGS OFF THE STREETS.>> IT PLEASES ME AND THE REST OFTHE DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAD ACITIZEN ACTUALLY GIVE US A TIPTHAT THIS IS GOING ON IN OURCOMMUNITY.

Anadarko police have uncovered one of the largest indoor marijuana growing operations in the community’s recent history.

Police, with the help of Caddo County Sheriff’s Office investigators, served a warrant Wednesday at a house near Southwest Fourth and Garrett streets, where they found more than $200,000 worth of plants. The house is just a block away from Anadarko Public Schools.

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Assistant Chief Regina Jones says the investigation started with a tip around noon Wednesday.

“It pleases me and the department that we had a citizen actually give us a tip that this is going on in our community,” she said.

KOCO’s Patty Santos was the only reporter there as investigators began to load up the plants and high-tech equipment used in the growing operation.

“Wow. It’s not a big house and it’s full of plants,” Jones said.

Officers walked up to the porch and could smell a strong odor coming from inside the house. The person who lived there gave officers permission to enter the house.

A man and woman have been arrested, and charges are still pending.

Officers believe the two have been operating the pot-growing house for some time. They found thousands of dollars more in marijuana in the drying stages ready for sale.